Volume 191; Issue 3

The American Journal of Surgery

Volume 191; Issue 3

1

The future of surgical reimbursement: quality care, pay for performance, and outcome measures

Thomas R. Russell

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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2

Postoperative upper and lower gastrointestinal recovery and gastrointestinal morbidity in patients undergoing bowel resection: pooled analysis of placebo data from 3 randomized controlled trials

Conor P. Delaney, Anthony J. Senagore, Eugene R. Viscusi, Bruce G. Wolff, John Fort, Wei Du, Lee Techner, Bruce Wallin

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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3

Detection of parathyroid adenoma in patients with primary hyperparathyroidism: the use of office-based ultrasound in preoperative localization

Richard N. Berri, Larry R. Lloyd

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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4

A multicenter trial of sentinel lymph node mapping in colorectal cancer: prognostic implications for nodal staging and recurrence

Sukamal Saha, Rajesh Seghal, Mehul Patel, Kiet Doan, Adrian Dan, Anton Bilchik, Thomas Beutler, David Wiese, Nader Bassily, Charles Yee

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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5

The value of resident teaching to improve student perceptions of surgery clerkships and surgical career choices

Lorin D. Whittaker Jr, Norman C. Estes, Jennifer Ash, Lynne E. Meyer

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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6

Total laparoscopic live donor nephrectomy: a 6-year experience

Abdelkader Hawasli, Richard Berri, Ahmed Meguid, Khoa Le, Henry Oh

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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7

Sentinel lymph node dissection for breast cancer: how many nodes are enough and which technique is optimal?

Amy Woznick, Marianne Franco, Philip Bendick, Pamela R. Benitez

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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8

The effect of gradually increased blood flow on ischemia-reperfusion injury in rat kidney

Noreen K. Durrani, Reha Yavuzer, Vijay Mittal, Melinda M. Bradford, Catherine Lobocki, Boris Silberberg

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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9

The efficacy of B-type natriuretic peptide for early identification of blood loss in traumatic injury

Michael Kia, Andrea Cooley, Greg Rimmer, Taylor MacDonald, Kimberly Barber, Patricia Manion, Brian Shapiro, John Socey, Douglas Iddings

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

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2006

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english

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10

Vascular endothelial growth factor modulates contractile response in microvascular lung pericytes

Lydia Donoghue, James G. Tyburski, Christopher P. Steffes, Robert F. Wilson

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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11

Chronic anal fissure: 1994 and a decade later—are we doing better?

Nadine Duhan Floyd, Laurie Kondylis, Philip D. Kondylis, John C. Reilly

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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12

Impact of resident work-hour restrictions on trauma care

Matthew C. Byrnes, Vincent C. Narciso, Leah Brantley, Stephen D. Helmer, R. Stephen Smith

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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13

Interferon receptors and the caspase cascade regulate the antitumor effects of interferons on human pancreatic cancer cell lines

Reza F. Saidi, Frances Williams, Jennica Ng, Grace Danquah, Vijay K. Mittal, Stephen G. ReMine, Michael J. Jacobs

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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14

Multivariable analysis of factors associated with hospital readmission after intestinal surgery

Yehuda Kariv, Wei Wang, Anthony J. Senagore, Jeffrey P. Hammel, Victor W. Fazio, Conor P. Delaney

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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15

A critical analysis of laparoscopic colectomy at a single institution: lessons learned after 1000 cases

Anthony J. Senagore, Conor P. Delaney

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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16

Three-year follow-up weight loss results for patients undergoing laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding at a major university medical center: does the weight loss persist?

Sharfi Sarker, Jonathan Myers, James Serot, Vafa Shayani

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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17

A comparative study of secretory immunoglobulin A and immunoglobulin G in host defense in an in vitro pneumonia model

Lawrence N. Diebel, David M. Liberati, Michael T. White, Clement A. Diglio, William J. Brown

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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18

Incidence and risk factors for urinary retention after endoscopic hernia repair

Cody A. Koch, Gary G. Grinberg, David R. Farley

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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19

Thyroidectomy remains an effective treatment option for Graves’ disease

Kaare J. Weber, Carmen C. Solorzano, Jane K. Lee, Michael J. Gaffud, Richard A. Prinz

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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20

Long-term central venous catheters: size and location do matter

Raymond P. Onders, Robert R. Shenk, Thomas A. Stellato

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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21

Delayed closure of ventral abdominal hernias after severe trauma

Akpofure Peter Ekeh, Mary C. McCarthy, Randy J. Woods, Mbaga Walusimbi, Jonathan M. Saxe, Lisa A. Patterson

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The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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22

Evolution, not revolution: splenic salvage for blunt trauma in a statewide voluntary trauma system—a 10-year experience

Scott Bjerke, Timothy Pohlman, Robert M. Saywell Jr, Michael P. Przybylski, George H. Rodman Jr

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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23

Local excision of stratified T1 rectal cancer

Kelly Wirsing, Shauna Lorenzo-Rivero, Martin Luchtefeld, Donald Kim, Thomas Monroe, Houssam Attal, Rebecca Hoedema

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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24

Survival rates for breast cancers detected in a community service screening mammogram program

Stephen F. Sener, David J. Winchester, David P. Winchester, Ermilo Barrera, Malcolm Bilimoria, Erika Brinkmann, Eihab Alwawi, Sarah Rabbitt, Miles Schermerhorn, Hongyan Du

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The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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25

Carbon dioxide laser ablation of perianal fistulas in patients with Crohn’s disease: experience with 27 patients

Jason Moy, Jason Bodzin

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

Language:

english

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26

Incidence of benign inflammatory disease in patients undergoing Whipple procedure for clinically suspected carcinoma: a single-institution experience

Timothy Kennedy, Luke Preczewski, Susan Jane Stocker, Sambasiva M. Rao, Willis G. Parsons, Jeffrey D. Wayne, Richard H. Bell, Mark S. Talamonti

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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27

Positron-emission tomography as a prognostic tool for early-stage lung cancer

Alicia N. Kieninger, Robert Welsh, Phillip J. Bendick, Gerald Zelenock, Gary W. Chmielewski

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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28

Partial stomach-partitioning gastrojejunostomy for malignant duodenal obstruction

Cletus A. Arciero, Natalie Joseph, James C. Watson, John P. Hoffman

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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29

Redefining success as significance through leadership in the new economy

Steven A. De Jong

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The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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30

Training of general surgical residents: what model is appropriate?

J. David Richardson

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The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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31

Editorial board

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The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

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english

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32

Incidence and location of ectopic abnormal parathyroid glands

Roy Phitayakorn, Christopher R. McHenry

Journal:

The American Journal of Surgery

Year:

2006

Language:

english

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